Contributor David Hayles

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In Praise Of

The ’70s haunted house movie that’s spookily similar to The Shining

by David Hayles

Burnt Offerings bears a striking resemblance to Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic.
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In Praise Of

Is Barry Lyndon the greatest film Stanley Kubrick ever made?

by David Hayles

Forty years after it left critics cold this majestic tragi-comedy stands as a testament to a true master of his craft.
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In Praise Of

The film noir villain who became a role model for real-life gangsters

by David Hayles

In 1947’s Kiss of Death, Richard Widmark plays a murderous Joker-styled sociopath.
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Eight films to watch before you see The Neon Demon

by David Hayles

From grindhouse classics to showbiz satires, seek out these inspirations for Nicolas Winding Refn’s wicked latest.
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In Praise Of

The scandalous folly of Michael Winner’s The Wicked Lady

by David Hayles

There’s much more to the cult director’s rustic softcore romp than meets the eye...
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Eight of the most outrageous buddy cop movies

by David Hayles

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe’s antics in The Nice Guys got us thinking of other memorable mismatches.
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A brief guide to punks on film

by David Hayles

From Repo Man to the Class of 1984, here are seven memorable examples of anarchy on the big screen.
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Films featuring supreme beings – the good, the bad and the ungodly

by David Hayles

With The Brand New Testament out this week, here are six other memorable depictions of the Almighty.
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Six great films featuring kids with extraordinary powers

by David Hayles

Before you see Midnight Special check out these other memorable films about child prodigies.
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Which witch flick is which?

by David Hayles

Get ready for Robert Eggers’ art-house horror The Witch with our essential guide to on-screen sorcery.
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Five sensational old-school westerns that reinvented the genre

by David Hayles

Bone Tomahawk isn’t the first film to push the American frontier in a surprising new direction.
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In Praise Of

How one man transformed Boston into a city of sin and squalor

by David Hayles

George V Higgins birthed a new breed of American crime drama beginning with 1973’s The Friends of Eddie Coyle.

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